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The Outsiders
Part A: Mark the statement True or False. If the statement is false, explain.

I. Greasers can walk the streets with no worry.

II. The main aspect that divides the Greasers from the Socs is their territory.

III. Hinton was 18 when she started writing the novel but did most of the work when she was
19 and in college.

IV. The greaser’s main rules are to stick together and never get caught doing something bad.

V. Darry is the first person in the family to hit Curtis.

VI. Johnny is sick and tired of being the middleman between Ponyboy’s and Darry’s
arguments.

VII. Dally is the one Ponyboy loves the most in the gang.

VIII. Darry’s greatest fear is to lose another person he loves.

IX. Ponyboy’s parents were killed in a motorcycle accident.

X. The book was inspired by two rival gangs at her school, and Hinton’s desire to empathize
with the Socs by writing from their point of view.

XI. Jonny does not want to die because he feels that he is too young and has not seen
everything.

XII. The Brumly boys were brought by Tim Sheppard to help the greasers during the rumble.
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Part B: Multiple Choice (9)

I. What does Ponyboy love more than anything in the world?

a. His d. His brother

girlfriend b. His gang c. His passions Soda

II. What is something greasers often don’t get?

a. a job b. a haircut c. an education d. relationships

III. What is something that Ponyboy dreams about that would detach him from the gang life:

a. Family b. Country c. Education d. Occupation

IV. What is the name of the city where Jonny and Curtis have to escape.

a. Windrixville b. Drixville c. Windville d. Winterfell

V. What is the name of the book that Curtis and Johnny read all day in the church?

a. The wind b. Gone, the c. Gone with d. Gone like

that brought wind the wind. the dawn.
me. brought me.

VI. What does Ponyboy say is visible on the East Side and The West Side of town?

a. Sunsets b. Buildings c. The School d. The river

VII. What did Ponyboy say he would like to do to the reporter at the hospital.

a. Take a walk b. Take a c. Take a bath d. Take a car

smoke ride

VIII. What is something Greasers don’t do in front of strangers?

a. Cry b. Show
emotion c. Smile d. Laugh

IX. What did Johnny get accused of in the newspapers?

a. Manslaughte b. 1st -degree c. 2nd -degree d. 3rd -degree

r murder murder murder

Part C: Bonus Questions (1)

Name 3 idioms and include page numbers.

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b)

Part D: Associate each description with a character (8)

a. Ponyboy f. Bob j. Two-Bit Matthews

b. Randy g. Cherry Valance k. Johnny Cade

c. S.E. Hinton h. Dally “Dallas” l. Marcia

d. SodaPop Winston m. Tim Sheppard

e. Steve Randel i. Darry n. Sandy

I. I hate doing things the legal way so I often break the law. However, that does not

keep me from being a reliable help for the gang.

II. You often see me happy with a go-lucky personality. I am loved by my gang because of

my loyalty, char and caring personality.

III. I have light long brown hair, greenish eyes. I love movies, books and walking. I dream of

the countryside and the peace it can bring me.

IV. I am the person who is sick and tired of the war between greasers and socs. I lost a good

friend and shared my emotion with my rivals.

V. I am the joker of the greasers. I have a rebellious and disengaged personality. I often

shoplift.

VI. I am often hard and firm when I speak. I rarely grin and I am never sorry for what I do. I

can be seen as the leader of my gang of greasers. I also love showing my physical force

and imposing look during fights.

VII. As a child, I had it rough at home. That is why today, I may seem nervous around

strangers and people describe me as law-abiding. However, my sense of respect,

bravery, loyalty was shown all over the book, and was a turning point of the story.
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VIII. I am the person acting as a spy for the greasers.

Part E: Conflicts: Associate each conflict in the right category.

a) Man vs Man or Woman d) Man vs Supernatural

b) Man vs Nature e) Man vs Society
c) Man vs Himself f) Man vs Object

I. Ponyboy always gets tough love from his brother Darry.

II. Ponyboy, Johnny and Two-Bit are confronted by socs when they bring the girls socs home

from the movies.

III. The rumble.

IV. Ponyboy and Two-Bit had to fight very intensely with the nurses of the hospital to see

Johnny.

V. Johnny trying to survive at the hospital

VI. The time Johnny and Ponyboy spent in the church felt like a lifetime for them

VII. Sodapop just had enough of Darry and Ponyboy’s fights and consequently had a

breakdown.

VIII. After Johnny had killed Bob, Ponyboy felt sick and ailing.

IX. Dally wants to kill himself.

X. The church creeps Jonny and Ponyboy.

XI. Greasers are seen as criminals.

XII. Darry has to take care of his brother or they will be taken by child services.

XIII. Cherry likes Ponyboy but can’t date him because people will not approve.

XIV. The three Curtis brothers were tired of all the reporters at the hospital.

XV. Ponyboy understood that Johnny and him (if they both recovered correctly) would have to

confront the court.

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XVI. The window of the church on fire was a source of multiple problems for Johnny and

Ponyboy during the rescue.

Part F:
1. In what way does the book represent “a coming-of-age Novel”. Explain with two
different arguments and examples from the novel. (4p)

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2. How can Ponyboy be seen as an outsider in the novel? Find two arguments and
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3. Why is Bob’s death so important in the storyline? (2p)

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4. What themes do you think are most important to the novel, the characters and the
storyline? Explain your choice with a minimum of two arguments and examples. (4)

a. Love, friendship and gang affiliation.

b. Conflicts, fighting and violence.
c. Soul searching, identity and belonging.

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5. According to you, what is the most important conflict in the novel. Contextualise the
conflict (important characters and setting) and describe what kind of conflict it is. (3p)

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6.What IB learner profiles (2) would you associate with Ponyboy Curtis. Explain using
arguments and examples. (4p)

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